« Shrimp and Crab Gumbo | Main | Corn and Two-Bean Burgers with Chipotle Ketchup »
February 13, 2005
Vegetarian Minestrone
2 teaspoons olive oil
3/4 cup chopped onion
3 cups water
2 cups diced zucchini
1 cup diced carrot
1 cup drained canned cannellini beans or other white beans
3/4 cup diced celery
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup uncooked ditalini (very short tubular macaroni) or elbow macaroni
4 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Add water and next 10 ingredients (water through garlic); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 25 minutes. Add pasta; cover and cook an additional 10 minutes. Ladle into individual bowls, and sprinkle with cheese.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups soup and 1 teaspoon cheese)
CALORIES 176(17% from fat); FAT 3.3g(sat 0.7g,mono 1.9g,poly 0.5g); PROTEIN 8.8g; CHOLESTEROL 1mg; CALCIUM 112mg; SODIUM 699mg; FIBER 4.4g; IRON 2.9mg; CARBOHYDRATE 30.2g
Posted by carcharhinid at February 13, 2005 06:47 PM